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Article A GLANCE AT ADOPTIVE MASONRY. ← Page 6 of 6 Article MASONRY RESTORED TO ITS GENUINE PRINCIPLES. Page 1 of 6 →
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A Glance At Adoptive Masonry.
iii that case who could refuse them ?* Witli all his respect and affection for the ancient Order , the author is bound to own that should the ladies of Britain ever become suppliants for admission into this elegant grafting on Freemasonry , he for one could not reject them , but would claim the honour of being the first in England to receive a Sister into the Masonic Temple . And furthershould the Masonic body still spurn from them
, the fair petitioners , and refuse to institute the Lodges into which they so earnestly desire to be initiated , the author , in conclusion , asks whether the craft would not for ever forfeit the right to sing , " No mortal can more The ladies adore Than a Kree and an Accepted Mason . " LATOMUS -
Masonry Restored To Its Genuine Principles.
MASONRY RESTORED TO ITS GENUINE PRINCIPLES .
BY BROTHER BES-ETANGS , PRESIDENT OP THE COUNCIL OP TRINOSOPHES , PARIS , ETC . ( Translated by Latomus . ) ( Continued from page 330 . ) Instructions for the performance of initiations into the grades of E . A . P ., F . C , M . M ., Ros . Cruc , and G . E . C . K . S ., according to the system of Freemasonry Restored to its Genuine Principles .
CHAPTER I . Definition of Masonry . IN order to understand perfectly what duties Freemasonry requires of us , a definition of it must first be given . It must be explained what Freemasonry isfor it is barelpossible to recognise it in its present
, y state , so much is it disfigured by the abuses , neglect , and ignorance that have prevailed in its practice for a long time . What , then , is Freemasonry ? We answer , —it is much , it is of the utmost importance , or it is nothing . It is nothing to the sensualist or the vicious . It is of much , nay , almost of tbe hig hest importance to the virtuous
and rational man . It is no more to ambitious , miserly , egotistical , or lying men , than are colours to the blind , music to the deaf , or poetry aud the fine arts to brutes . To the feeling , sincere , and generous man , who knows the woes of human nature and would relieve them , it is of much consequence . It is neither a plot , a faction , nor a party . It is neither subservient to the ends of ambition , craft , nor cruelty .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Glance At Adoptive Masonry.
iii that case who could refuse them ?* Witli all his respect and affection for the ancient Order , the author is bound to own that should the ladies of Britain ever become suppliants for admission into this elegant grafting on Freemasonry , he for one could not reject them , but would claim the honour of being the first in England to receive a Sister into the Masonic Temple . And furthershould the Masonic body still spurn from them
, the fair petitioners , and refuse to institute the Lodges into which they so earnestly desire to be initiated , the author , in conclusion , asks whether the craft would not for ever forfeit the right to sing , " No mortal can more The ladies adore Than a Kree and an Accepted Mason . " LATOMUS -
Masonry Restored To Its Genuine Principles.
MASONRY RESTORED TO ITS GENUINE PRINCIPLES .
BY BROTHER BES-ETANGS , PRESIDENT OP THE COUNCIL OP TRINOSOPHES , PARIS , ETC . ( Translated by Latomus . ) ( Continued from page 330 . ) Instructions for the performance of initiations into the grades of E . A . P ., F . C , M . M ., Ros . Cruc , and G . E . C . K . S ., according to the system of Freemasonry Restored to its Genuine Principles .
CHAPTER I . Definition of Masonry . IN order to understand perfectly what duties Freemasonry requires of us , a definition of it must first be given . It must be explained what Freemasonry isfor it is barelpossible to recognise it in its present
, y state , so much is it disfigured by the abuses , neglect , and ignorance that have prevailed in its practice for a long time . What , then , is Freemasonry ? We answer , —it is much , it is of the utmost importance , or it is nothing . It is nothing to the sensualist or the vicious . It is of much , nay , almost of tbe hig hest importance to the virtuous
and rational man . It is no more to ambitious , miserly , egotistical , or lying men , than are colours to the blind , music to the deaf , or poetry aud the fine arts to brutes . To the feeling , sincere , and generous man , who knows the woes of human nature and would relieve them , it is of much consequence . It is neither a plot , a faction , nor a party . It is neither subservient to the ends of ambition , craft , nor cruelty .